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Tag: Synagogue Leadership

0 Communities Leadership

This small, stubborn Appalachian synagogue is defying the odds — and so is its new rabbi

Benyamin Cohen in Forward · 12 Aug

Rabbi Adam Berman is set to lead Congregation Bnai Jacob, an Orthodox-turned-Conservative synagogue with deep roots in Charleston, West Virginia, defying the national trend of diminishing synagogues.

0 Politics Communities

The largest Reconstructionist synagogue is set to cut ties with the denomination over Israel tensions

Asaf Elia-Shalev in JTA · 22 Jul

Kehillat Israel, the largest synagogue in the Reconstructionist movement, plans to disaffiliate from its denominational body, Reconstructing Judaism, due to frustrations over the organization's handling of anti-Israel sentiments among affiliated rabbis and students.

0 Education Communities

Rabbi Albert Thaler, founding director of Ramah Nyack day camp, dies at 91

Andrew Silow-Carroll in JTA · 22 Apr 2024

Rabbi Albert Thaler, the renowned founding director of Ramah Nyack day camp, passed away at 91.

0 Music Communities

Jewish Life Stories: The eternally fashionable Iris Apfel, and the son of a klezmer great

Andrew Silow-Carroll in JTA · 6 Mar 2024

Iris Apfel, a Jewish fashion icon who passed away at 102, had a long and successful career in textile design, becoming famous for her unique style and signature oversized glasses.

0 Communities Leadership

Aruba’s new rabbi comes out of retirement to lead a congregation in ‘paradise’

Dan Fellner in Forward · 15 Mar 2023

Rabbi Alberto (Baruch) Zeilicovich has come out of retirement to lead Aruba's Temple Beth Israel, a congregation he first encountered during a much-needed break from a dangerous posting in Medellin, Colombia.

0 Communities Gender/Identity

A Vision for the Visiting Scholar

Matt Reingold in Lehrhaus · 20 Feb 2017

In a symposium focused on the Orthodox Union's statement about professional roles for women in Orthodox synagogues, Matt Reingold explores the role of scholars-in-residence in congregational culture.